Example sentences of "[verb] and reach for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster . |
| 2 | Kate sighed and reached for the wine . |
| 3 | Carol sighed and reached for a tissue from the bedside table . |
| 4 | Talbot nodded and reached for a phone . |
| 5 | The soldier grinned and reached for a half-smoked cigarette behind the earflap of his fur hat . |
| 6 | I panicked and reached for the door . |
| 7 | Small children , watching the falling snowflakes from inside the hut , began to cry and reach for their parents as the snow-slope parted and two strange , spindly creatures clad only in red thermals and inner boots emerged like primordial reptilian embryos . |
| 8 | Suddenly he swayed and reached for the support of his car door . |
| 9 | I shivered and reached for the hot taps but changed my mind . |
| 10 | Lydia began to feel the need to laugh and reached for the vodka bottle . |
| 11 | Scathach gasped and reached for his spear . |
| 12 | Sheila smiled and reached for her drink . |
| 13 | Anna smiled and reached for Caroline 's hand . |
| 14 | She shrugged and reached for her cheroot . |
| 15 | ‘ Of course , ’ Kegan said and reached for the intercom on his desk . |
| 16 | ‘ And first of all , I 'm going to climb through the window , ’ she said and reached for a stack of sacking which had been thrown down near the wall and which , piled carefully , might enable her to reach the sill . |